Private company
Logo: Private, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Swedish production and distribution company
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, and the Internet. It first published a magazine called Private in Stockholm in 1965. Private Media Group was purchased in 2019 by WGCZ Holding, the owner of XVideos.3 It was founded by Berth Milton, Sr.1 It employed 38 people in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, and the Internet. It first published a magazine called Private in Stockholm in 1965. Private Media Group was purchased in 2019 by WGCZ Holding, the owner of XVideos.3
What Private Media Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accumulated depreciation | 5.3M EUR7 Dec 31, 2012 | 5.0M EUR7 Dec 31, 2011 | +6.1% |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.2M7 Dec 31, 2012 | $2.0M8 Dec 31, 2011 | −38.3% |
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $230.0K7 Dec 31, 2012 | $236.0K7 Dec 31, 2011 | −2.5% |
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) | 6.1M EUR7 Dec 31, 2011 | 6.1M EUR7 Dec 31, 2010 | 0% |
| Accumulated amortization | 6.1M EUR7 Dec 31, 2011 | 1.3M EUR7 Dec 31, 2010 | +377.5% |
Founded by Berth Milton, Sr. in 1965, in Stockholm.1
Private magazine was established in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1965 as the world's first full-color hardcore magazine by Berth Milton Sr. In the early 1990s, his son Berth Milton Jr. took over and started to produce movies and internet content, taking Private public soon after.
From Wikipedia’s article on Private Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
Who has led Private Media Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Listed on Wikidata.1
The firm provides content through DVD, Video on Demand (VOD), Internet Protocol television (IPTV), PSP, mobile and magazines. It supplies adult entertainment films to thousands of major hotels around the world through their Hotel Pay Per View services. The company also runs the adult channels Private TV (Europe) and Private Gold (Latin America)
In 1998 the company launched Private Circle, a designer clothing label, at the Cannes Film Festival. The label would later be changed to Private Clothing and a boutique would be opened in Los Angeles.
In August 2008 Private Media Group announced it had established an alliance with Marc Dorcel to collaborate in the home video market. The collaboration started with a three-year DVD distribution agreement for France.
The firm's 2009 acquisitions of video on demand companies Gamelink LLC and Sureflix, and the ecommerce technology firm eLine LLC established it as a leading adult content and distribution company in the digital media sector.
In June 2014 the firm announced the released of its full archive of images and (film and video) scenes dating back to the 1960s when Private magazine launched in Sweden. The material is available via a website, PrivateClassics.com.
From Wikipedia’s article on Private Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
From Wikidata.1
How Private Media Group is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
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